{"product_id":"9781681196619","title":"How to Win the Science Fair When You're Dead","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Win the Science Fair When You're Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Paul Noth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTotally original and  totally unputdownable.\" - Mo O'Hara, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series on \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell Your Family to the Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePopular \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ecartoonist  Paul Noth continues his  laugh-out-loud, illustrated middle grade  series about a boy, his wacky  family, and an out-of-this-world  adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's safe to say Happy Conklin Jr. is the only 10-year-old who accidentally sold his entire family to aliens. And he \u003ci\u003emight\u003c\/i\u003e have opened a black hole in the middle of class when trying to impress his lab partner. But now he faces the biggest threat of all--Grandma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHap's Grandma isn't like normal grandmas--she's trying to overthrow the Galactic Emperor to rule over all, and she thinks Hap is her perfect partner in crime. Hap knows he has to stop her to save the universe. But that's easier said than done, what with giant robots and the like coming after him, and he'll need the help of his family, friends, and some very unlikely allies to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shows Noth's mastery of comic timing. . . . All the characters, in combination, make the book worth reading. . . . A story where everyone deserves to be the main character.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on HOW TO DISPOSE OF PLANET EARTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] wonderfully goofy sequel.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF PLANET EARTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There's never a dull moment in this outlandish romp.” —\u003ci\u003eBook Page on HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF PLANET EARTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging,  original and laugh-out-loud funny . . . I'm so thrilled for everyone,  particularly my 500 children, to experience the imagination and  brilliance of this world Paul Noth has created. I just hope that I  don't get sold to the Aliens myself . . .” —\u003ci\u003eJim Gaffigan, comedian and bestselling author of DAD IS FAT and FOOD: A LOVE STORY on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny, fizzing and forever keeping you on your toes, \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell Your Family to the Aliens\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollercoaster of clever cartoon and pacy plot twists, with some  aliens and wrestling thrown in for good measure. Totally original and totally unputdownable.” —\u003ci\u003eMo O'Hara, New York Times bestselling author of the My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My  favorite New Yorker cartoonist just became my favorite middle reader  author--and that was after reading only three pages of his hilarious  new  book!” —\u003ci\u003eBob Staake on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An incredibly imaginative story. Each  decision that Hap makes seems to result in greater strangeness and  hilarity; it's impossible to predict what will happen from one page to  the next.” —\u003ci\u003eForeward Reviews on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Strange  and original with just the right amount of juvenile humor, this story  features off and endearing characters and a wonderfully weird plot. Hap  and his family are a delightful cross between dysfunctional and  perfectly loving” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Happy's narration is pitch perfect for middle- graders . . . Fans of Allen's \u003ci\u003eGabby Duran and the Unsittables\u003c\/i\u003e will find a similar combination of warmth and weirdness here.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Readers will be likewise amused by the random twists, silly inventions, and frequent spot drawings and sequential panels.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist on HOW TO SELL YOUR FAMILY TO THE ALIENS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781681196619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40686603600078,"sku":"9781681196619","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e0a4c189-105a-4e44-ad17-ed16a239fbad.jpg?v=1640233920","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781681196619","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}